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Historic sites in Bulgaria on a map

Explore 141 places on the map of Bulgaria and beyond.

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Places 141

Explore 141 places on the map of Bulgaria and beyond.

Tarnovo

modern Veliko Tarnovo

Second Tsardom

5 stories

Sofia

Sofia was the capital of the Principality of Bulgaria and the objective of the Serbian offensive in November 1885. · Revival

4 stories

Pliska

Pliska is an early medieval centre. Its stone buildings do not establish a capital under Asparuh. · First Tsardom

3 stories

Pliska

Great Basilica

First Tsardom

3 stories

Vidin

Second Tsardom

3 stories

Preslav

Main period: First Tsardom

2 stories

Rome

First Tsardom

2 stories

Bucharest

Neofit Rilski studied the monitorial method in Bucharest before using it at the Gabrovo school. · Revival

1 story

Bucharest

City of the 1872 general meeting; its exact address is not established here. · Revival

1 story

Buda

Second Tsardom

1 story

Gabrovo

Gabrovo lies north of Shipka Pass. The road from the town mattered for supplies and reinforcements in 1877. · Revival

1 story

German

Agios Germanos

First Tsardom

1 story

Kazanlak

Town reference point. Today’s Rose Museum is in Rosarium park; the point is not its entrance. · Ottoman period

1 story

Largo

beneath Nezavisimost Square

Antiquity

1 story

London

The city of the early English edition. · Revival

1 story

Melnik

Main period: Second Tsardom

1 story

Ohrid

Main period: First Tsardom

1 story

Ohrid

fortress hill

First Tsardom

1 story

Pliska

Approximate area of work with books, not a particular building or a stop on a proven route. · Main period: First Tsardom

1 story

Pliska

archaeological city

First Tsardom

1 story

Prespa

island of Saint Achilles

First Tsardom

1 story

Rogozen

village of discovery

Antiquity

1 story

St Sophia

the Old Bishopric

Main period: Antiquity

1 story

St Stephen

the New Bishopric

Main period: Antiquity

1 story

Stara Zagora

Stara Zagora is associated with the fighting for the Samara flag before the August defence of Shipka. · Revival

1 story

Valchitran

village near the discovery area

Bronze Age

1 story

Varna

The modern city. The cemetery and museum have separate map markers. · Revival

1 story

Veliki Preslav

Medieval Preslav was Tsar Simeon’s capital and a centre of literary culture and painted ceramics. · First Tsardom

1 story